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When God’s People Linger
The seven-day Feast of Booths (“Tabernacles”), the last of the Lord’s Feasts, has an odd feature—an eighth day. The Lord’s invitation to linger… with Him. This is a “bridge” post between my Divine Appointments series, which explores messages the Jewish calendar holds for today’s followers of Messiah, and a series on the “I Ams of Jesus” […full post]
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The Life-Giving I AMs of Jesus: The True Vine
“I AM the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.” (John 15:1) This is the eighth, and next-to-final, post in a series on The Life-Giving I AMs of Jesus. I’ve been honored to develop this series in partnership with Lauren Crews, a soon-to-be-published author and a regular guest here at Five Stones and a Sling. You’ll find the […full post]
The Life-Giving I AMs of Jesus: The Resurrection and the Life
“I AM the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25) This is the seventh post in a series on The Life-Giving I AMs of Jesus. I’d like to reintroduce teacher extraordinaire, […full post]
The Life-Giving I AMs of Jesus: The Bread of Life
Deeper layers of meaning drawn from the Hebrew scriptures bring fresh understanding to Yeshua’s famous I AM statement. “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life. I AM the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, so that one […full post]
Light of the World
On this next-to-final day of Hanukkah, the Feast of Lights, it seems fitting to do a brief “selah” on Yeshua, the Light of the World. Original artwork by Randi Durham of North Bend, Oregon Selah is a term used in the Psalms for a pause for meditation, to let a message sink in. We’ve been […full post]
